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Carolyn Wilkes Kaas, an associate professor in the School of Law at Quinnipiac University, co-director of the university’s Center on Dispute Center and director of the university’s legal clinic, was quoted nationally via an Associated Press story about the effects… Read More ›

A vice chairman of Quinnipiac University’s Board of Trustees and his wife, both alumni of the university, have donated $1 million to endow a chair in Quinnipiac’s new Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine. The university has established the William and Barbara… Read More ›

U.S. News & World Report has named Quinnipiac University as the “top up-and-coming university in the North Region,” in its 2014 edition of Best Colleges, which was released today. This marks the second consecutive year that U.S. News has bestowed the honor on Quinnipiac. “This… Read More ›

Shelley R. Sadin has been named associate dean of professional and career development for the Quinnipiac University School of Law. “Shelley Sadin brings to this role enormous experience, enthusiasm, energy, warmth and wisdom,” said Jennifer Gerarda Brown, dean of the School of… Read More ›

Professor of Psychology Joan Bombace passed away on Sept. 3. Joan joined the Quinnipiac psychology department faculty in 1982, where she dedicated her professional life to Quinnipiac students, undergraduate research and to the College of Arts and Sciences’ psychology… Read More ›

Stephen K. Wikel spent the better part of 40 years teaching medical and graduate students, performing administrative duties and serving as a laboratory researcher before taking over as senior associate dean for scholarship and chair of the Department of Medical Sciences… Read More ›

Gwen Ifill, a 2010 recipient of Quinnipiac University‘s Fred Friendly First Amendment Award, and Judy Woodruff, a 2002 School of Communications keynote speaker, have been named co-anchors and managing editors of PBS NEWSHOUR. The news program is broadcast by more than 300… Read More ›

OmniMD, of Tarrytown, N.Y., has donated the use of its electronic health record technology valued at $7.6 million to Quinnipiac University, as part of a four-year agreement. Representatives of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, School of Nursing and School of… Read More ›

Kevin Basmadjian, dean of the School of Education at Quinnipiac University, addressed the state Board of Education Wednesday about the proposed master’s degree requirement for professional certification in the state of Connecticut. Basmadjian is available to discuss his comments. Basmadjian said, “One… Read More ›

Dr. Bruce Koeppen, founding dean of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, told the Record-Journal that the new medical school will help address what’s projected to be a nationwide lack of physicians. “There’s a national shortage of physicians that’s predicted only to… Read More ›

Quinnipiac University

Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 6,500 full-time undergraduate and 2,500 graduate students in 58 undergraduate and more than 20 graduate programs of study in its School of Business and Engineering, School of Communications, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, School of Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the North in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges issue. The 2014 issue of U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges named Quinnipiac as the top up-and-coming school with master’s programs in the Northern Region. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review’s “The Best 377 Colleges.” The Chronicle of Higher Education has named Quinnipiac among the “Great Colleges to Work For.” For more information, please visit www.quinnipiac.edu. Connect with Quinnipiac on Facebook at www.facebook.com/quinnipiacuniversity and follow Quinnipiac on Twitter @QuinnipiacU.